Yinka Kuye
Head of Pharmacy, Primary Care Transformation Medicines Optimisation,
Thames Valley ICB
Yinka is a dynamic and influential pharmacy leader with extensive experience spanning clinical practice, workforce transformation, service commissioning, and system-wide healthcare improvement. As Head of Pharmacy and Primary Care and Neighbourhood Transformation within the Medicines Optimisation team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, she leads strategic programmes that drive innovation, improve population health outcomes, and support the development of integrated, patient-centred pharmacy services across primary care and neighbourhood settings.
In her role as a commissioner and leader of pharmacy services, Yinka has a strong track record of designing, commissioning, and implementing sustainable models of care that maximise the contribution of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy teams to local health systems. She is passionate about workforce development, service transformation, and reducing health inequalities through collaborative commissioning and partnership working across healthcare organisations.
Yinka is also a Regional Tutor with the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) at the University of Manchester. With more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, she has developed expertise in clinical education, transformational change, leadership development, and building high-performing multidisciplinary teams. An Independent Prescriber specialising in diabetes, she holds a PGCert in Clinical Education and is an accredited MBTI Practitioner and CPPE Coach.
Known for her strategic vision, collaborative leadership style, and commitment to developing future healthcare leaders, Yinka champions innovation, mentors emerging talent, and delivers impactful education and training programmes that strengthen pharmacy practice, enhance service delivery, and improve outcomes for patients and communities across healthcare systems.
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11-Oct-2026Primary Care Pharmacy TheatreCommunity pharmacy prescribing: what we’ve learnt and preparing for rollout of national prescribing services
